{"id":9256,"date":"2022-11-08T18:50:44","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T18:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=9256"},"modified":"2022-11-08T18:50:44","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T18:50:44","slug":"when-sri-lanka-banned-synthetic-fertilizers-the-country-imploded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=9256","title":{"rendered":"When Sri Lanka Banned Synthetic Fertilizers, the Country Imploded"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\n\n&#8220;Starvation. Poverty. People struggling to buy medicine and fuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Disaster happened after one government fell under the influence of the world&#8217;s environmental extremists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many &#8220;experts&#8221; say pure nature is best. United Nations officials now tell politicians that the climate &#8220;crisis&#8221; demands countries make all sorts of sacrifices, like cutting nitrogen waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Much of that waste comes from synthetic fertilizer, so activists applauded when Sri Lanka&#8217;s government decided to become the first country to really take their advice. Sri Lanka banned all synthetic fertilizers.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Suddenly, the same farms produced much less food. Food prices rose 80 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One result: riots. As my&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JE5TrVEGP20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new video<\/a>&nbsp;shows, thousands swarmed the president&#8217;s mansion. 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